Ichigo was awake and making breakfast, worried. Kuro still hadn't come home. The oranget was putting on a strong smiling front, but he was on the inside burning with worry.

Ichigo was at breakfast with his family. Ichigo was going to be staying home today with Inu, Ino, and Taiyou since he didn't have work today. The preschool was taking most of the kids on a field trip today and he was given the day off since they had plenty of others teachers to take the kids.

Taiyou was refusing to eat. The baby had already bitten Grimmjow but didn't bit his mother, just shoved the spoon of food away. Ichigo sighed, setting the spoon down, giving up.

A loud knocking at the door interrupted the quiet meal. Ichigo was instantly on his feet and heading to the door. It was much too early for anyone but Kuro to be coming to the door. Kuro had a key but maybe he lost it or something. Ichigo's mind was rushing as he rushed to the door. Kuro wasn't at the door.

Instead there was a 4'6 male with mostly white hair but he had 2 pieces of hair hanging over his face, the left was blue while the right was orange. He also had light, sky blue eyes and a small, innocent smile. "Umm…who are you?" Ichigo asked politely.

Shiro got up from the table, going to Ichigo and the small male. "Oh hello Yoru…Kuro's not here" Shiro started.

"I already know that" Yoru replied.

"…Why you here then?" Shiro asked.

"To try and explain and help" Yoru replied. "If you would like at least" he added.

Shiro and Ichigo moved aside to let Yoru in. Yoru came in and was tackled to the floor by the psycho twins. "Night, night, night, night, night" they chanted over and over.

"…Really? Is that the only nickname you people can come up with" Yoru asked.

"Quiet evil witch" Inu squeaked, scowling. Yoru's eye twitched.

"You will not taint our family's weak minds" Ino added. Yoru's other eye started to twitch as well.

"…Kuro told you I was a witch, didn't he" Yoru sighed as he sat up, picking up the twins by their shirts. "Table, now" he growled as he set them down.

The twins giggled and raced to sit on Gin's lap. Yoru got up again, sighing. "Who are you?" Grimmjow asked as he tried to feed Taiyou.

"Yoru, Kuro's friend" the white haired male started as Shiro and Ichigo sat back down at the table. Yoru took the extra seat. "And before I start, I have to ask…does anyone know what a Tenebris Deus is?" Yoru asked.

Taiyou raised his hand. "Someone who can speak?" Yoru corrected. Taiyou pouted, but put his hand down.

"I do" Gin finally sighed.

"Would you explain then please" Yoru asked.

"A Tenebris Deus is the opposite, darker version of the gods and it's Latin for dark god. Long ago, about when the planet was born, the tenebris Deus went to war with the gods and lose miserably. The tenebris Deus were sent to the depths of Hell where they gained a new nickname, the sinners as they were originally only 7 of them. And for every god there is a tenebris Deus of equal power." Gin explained.

"Excellent, you touched all the bases I had hoped" Yoru purred. "Anyway…about 30 years ago the tenebris Deus started to rise and escape from Hell. They have been planning a better chance at winning this war. They have been recruiting and very busy with building an army as well as destroying the gods a bit by trying to kill the heart" Yoru explained.

"The heart?" Shiro asked.

"The heart of the gods" Yoru stated.

"…I don't get it? What do you mean by the heart of the gods?" Shiro pressed.

"Ichigo…without him the gods have nothing that they want to commonly protect…Ichigo is the glue that binds them…he keeps the gods from waging a war against themselves" Yoru sighed.

Ichigo looked very surprised with his eyes wide and his jaw hanging open. "How have they tried to kill Ichigo" Grimmjow growled.

"By pushing you and him together…the law and such…the tenebris Deus hadn't counted on you being a demigod" Yoru replied. Grimmjow blinked and nodded. "…or their agent falling in love and abandoning his post" Yoru added, glancing at Gin who shifted uncomfortably.

"Wait Gin's a bad guy?" Shiro asked.

"WAS a bad guy" Yoru corrected.

"I was never a bad guy" Gin snapped.

"You were born to a tenebris Deus and a human, you ran away when you were 6 after witnessing your mother's murder by your father's hand only to be found again when you were about 15 and forced to work for a few years till you finally escaped into your mate's open arms…sound right?" Yoru asked.

Gin nodded. "How did you do that?" he asked.

"Magic, physic abilities, call it what you wish" Yoru replied.

"You read his mind?" Grimmjow asked.

Yoru nodded. "But the only creatures that can do that beside a god is a-" Ichigo started.

"Peacekeeper" Yoru finished.

"All the peacekeepers died years and years ago" Shiro yelled.

"What's a peacekeeper?" Grimmjow asked.

"It's a human that gains god-like abilities" Ichigo responded.

"They keep the gods from destroying the humans and vice verse…but since the two have been at peace, they haven't been needed for a long time" Shiro added.

"I'm a peacekeeper, okay? Can we get back on the subject of Kuro or does he not matter anymore?" Yoru yelled.

"Continue then Yoru" Ichigo asked.

"The tenebris Deus took Kuro, I don-" Yoru was interrupted.

"Why would they take Kuro?" Ichigo asked.

"I don't know the exact motivation, it could because he's your son so he could be used a bait to draw you out, it could because he can fight well and if they can threaten him enough he will fight for them, it could because he knows a good amount of the strengths of weakness of the Gods…I don't know for sure" Yoru explained.

"Where is he?" Ichigo asked.

"…I don't know" Yoru stated.


Kumo had just gotten out of the shower and dressed when he was called downstairs by his half-brother. Ulquiorra dragged him down to the cells, talking about an order from father and stuff.

Kumo almost bumped into his brother when the older black haired male stopped. Kumo could feel the disgust and pity rolling off of the older.

Ulquiorra let his face curl up in disgust at the tore up, bloody, broken, naked body.

Cuts, bruises, and blood splattered the male chained to the wall's legs, one of the legs being twisted at an odd angle. Ulquiorra avoided looking at the bloody mess mixing with a white liquid around the panting male's thighs. A broken, half skin tail lay limp at the side of the male. Green eyes trailed up the heavily bleeding stomach and chest area, knowing there were probably a few broken ribs and possibly a punctured lung. One of the arms was obviously broken by the way it hung and the other was littered with cuts, bruises, and scratches as well as a broken wrist and probably a few broken fingers. Both of the wrists had heavy cuts from the chains. The throat was lightly cut at, enough to make breathing hard but not enough to kill the male.

Ulquiorra stepped a little closer to examine the face. A busted up lip that was spilt open and heavily bleeding out with a few teeth missing, a broken nose, a long scratch over the right eye that made it impossible to open and probably left the poor male blind in that eye. Many cuts and bruises also littered the face. A soft whimper made the black haired male look at the dazed, pleading golden left eye that was clouded with exhaustion and pain.

Ulquiorra pursed his lips, dropping the head gently. He went on to examine the half blood covered orange hair with a few bumps from being thrown around and probably a concussion for the poor oranget. One of the ears had skinned of its fur and some of the skin while the other had the tip sliced off.

The black haired male was sick to his stomach and was tempted to throw up his breakfast. He was a bit jealous of Kumo's ignorance and lack of sight. "Kumo, please get to healing this male" Ulquiorra commanded.

Kumo nodded and walked over to the Neko, kneeling down. Ulquiorra quickly left the room to get some medicine, bandages, and clothes for the wounded victim.

When Ulquiorra came back, he was surprised to find Kumo licking the other, now purring Neko's wounds. The black haired male knew Kumo, unlike most Nekos had healing properties in his tongue but he also knew Kumo hated to use his tongue that because he hated the taste of blood and the fact that he was licking someone else's body.

Ulquiorra smiled softly. He didn't need to be told, this was the Neko, the man that made his little brother, his broken brother, Kumo start to smile again. The black haired male left the items near Kumo and the other Neko he didn't know the name of yet before leaving the room.

Yayz for cute ending =D

Anyway, I was going to write the whole rape scene but Kuro made this really sad and cute face...I gave in and rewrote it...I still infered it still and to make up for that cuddles time xD Okay it was licking but we all know it turns into cuddling later...that's just how it rolls

I also just recently learned the term for a character like Kumo...he's an Tsundere (Japanese slang for one who is not nice and gets pissed off easily on the outside, but deep in the inside, is nice, caring, and gentle at all costs to the main character) though so far in this story all you have seen is his dere-side...in another story he happens to be in but hadn't actually shown himself yet in, he's showing his Tsun-side xD

Fun fun times

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